Graining comb or brush



Aug, l1, 1931. A. HANRATTY r'1,818,326

GRAINING COME OR BRUSH 4Filed March 51, 195o immuni atented Aug. 11, 1931 ALBERT HMRATIY, F COLLINSVILLE, ILLINOIS GBAINING 00MB OR BRUS Application led March 31, 1930. Serial No. 440,600.

My invention relates to grainin combs or brushes for graining wood, metall or other surfaces by inexperienced persons as well as by those skilled in the art of graining surfaces.

The object of my invention is the provision of a grainin comb embodying a pair of graining com s applied to a holder in pre'- determined relation so that one of the combs will be a lead comb and the other a follow up or straight graining comb.

A further object of my invention is the provision of a graining comb or brush which possesses advantages in points of simplicity and eoiency, and, at the same time proves it.

self comparatively inexpensive in cost of manufacture. u

ith the above and other objects 1n' view,

the invention consists in the novel features of construction, arrangement and combination of parte hereinafter more fully described and nally pointed out in the claims hereto apn ed.

Referring to the accompanying drawings assuming its normal position upon a surface.

to be grained.

ln carrying out the aim of my invention,

l employ a holder, or block A made of Wood, or any other suitable material and which is provided, preferably, although not necessarily with a dat lower face 1 and a dat upper face 2, or in other words, the block shall be of even thickness up and down. The block is further provided with a dat rear face 3, a dat inclined front face 4 which lies at an angle of approximately thirty degrees relative to the rear face 3. The block is also pro vided with an end face 5l which inclines toward `the rear face 3 and which face 5 is preferably provided with a little iinger grip ther use, the comb can be removed and a new 6G comb applied to the block. The teeth 9 of the comb extend downwardly a suitable distance below the lower face of the block and the are resiliently iexible so that they will yie d when downward pulling pressure is ap- 05 plied to the device. The lower edges 10 of the teeth of the comb lie parallel with the lower face of the block A, and the side edges thereof lie parallel with the front and rear ed es of the block suitable metallic graining comb C has its back 11 secured near its upper edge to the inclined or slanting front face 4 of the block A. by means of suitable fastening devices, such for instance as screws 12, or their equivalent, so that when the teeth 13 of this comb become worn too badly for further use, the comb can be removed and a new front comb applied to the block A.. The teeth 13 of the 'lil front comb C extend downwardly a suitable S@ distance below the lower face of the block A. and they are resiliently exible so that they will' also yield rearwardly when downward puling pressure is a plied to the device in pulling 1t over a sur ace to be grained, such 85 a surface bein shown in full and dotted lines in Fig. 1 and esignated D.

From Fig. 2 of the drawings, it will be ohserved that the lower edges 1Q: of the iront comb teeth 13 are inclined upwardly toward 9@ the wide end face 5 of the block A, so that the graining edges i the lh 13 progressively come nearer the lowesL eci the block A. t will also be observed which extend the greatest the lower face oi the bloclf Figs. 2 and 3, do not extend from the lower ita-ce of th teeth 9 do, but fall short ot t i, me distance clr that the istance.

This arrangement enables eee operator to 10@ lace the combing device upon a surface to be grained in a slanting position, as shown in Fig. 3, so that the comb will set upon the surface to be grained in a position to allow the comb to be pulled straight over the surface to be grained, or in a waving side motion, as desired.

From Fig. 2 of the drawings, it will be observed that the teeth 13 of comb C are disposed at an angle to the teeth 9 of comb B so that they cross 'the same ata predetermined angle, thus the teeth of the lead or front comb B are pulled over the surface to be grained with one end thereof in advance of the other end thereof, whereas the teeth of the rear or follow up comb C do not have one end thereof in advance of the other end, excepting when the device is moved in one direction or the other, such for instance, as when pulling the combs over the surface to be grained in a zig-zag or wavy side motion. In a straight pull of the combs over a surface to be grained, one side edge of the teeth 9 of comb B do not assume a position in advance of the other side edge thereof, as will be apparent from Fig. 3.

The exact graining effect to be attained cannot be predetermined either iii a straight pull of the device or in a zig-zag or waving side pull of the device, but in either instance, a. very attractive imitation oak graining effeet is attained, even by the most unskilled person, as it requires no skill in graining by the person using the graining combs to produce the most satisfactory results by merely pulling the 'device over the surface to be grained. Heart shapes and knots will appear even in a straight graining stroke of the device, but greater variation in the graining effect is secured if a slight side waving inotion is applied to the device when pulling it over the`surface to be perfect graining effect is attained by the inexperienced person .as well as the person'who is skilled in graining surfaces, as the grain roduced cannot be predetermined, this being known by having used the same stroke upon the same surface, and, in the second instance the grain would show up different thanl it did in the first instance. However, in each instance the graining produced was perfect by a single stroke from one end of a painted surface to be grained to the other end thereof, thus it obviates the necessity of going over one graining operation with another o ration to produce a satisfactory graining ediict and by the use of a single tool without necessarily having to change its position upon the surface eing grained.

The many advantages of the scribed invention will readily suggest themselves to those skilled in the art to which it rained. However, a

has been disclosed, but it is to be understood that I do not desire to restrict, or limit myself to the very details of the construction shown and described, whichA is merely illustrative, it being obvious that changes, not involving the exercise of invention, may be made without conflicting or de arting from the spirit of the invention wit in the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

l. In a graining device, the combination with a holder, of a pair of metallic combs having resilient teeth, the teeth of the comb applied to the rear face of the holder having their graining edges disposed in a plane substantially .parallel with the upper face ofthe holder and the teeth of the comb applied to the front face of the holder having their grainin` edges at an engle to the graining edges ofJ the teeth of the first mentioned comb.

2. In a graining device, a holder, a metallic 'grinning comb having its back attached to t e rear face of said holder with the graining edges of all the comb teeth disposed an equal 'distance below the lower surface of the holder so as to be in a plane parallel with the lower face of the holder and a metallic graining comb having its back attached to the front face of the holder with the graining edgesof all thecoinb teeth disposed in an inclined plane from one end of the comb to the other end thereof.

3. In a painted surface grainingdevice, a lead com a follower comb, a holder for said combs, the lead comb being disposed at an angle to the follower comb and the teeth of the lead comb crossing the teeth of the follower comb at a suitable an le.

4. In a painted surface graining device, a lead comb, a follower comb, a holder for said combs, the lead comb being disposed at an angle to the follower comb, the teeth of the lead comb crossing the teeth of the follower comb at a suitable angle and said holder having a nger receiving recess formed in one of the side faces thereof.

5. In a graining device, a holder, a lead graining comb attached to said holder and a. follower graining comb attached to the holder, the teeth of the 'lead comb being disposed to cross the teeth of the follower comb at a suitable angle thereto.

a 6.1 In a graining device, a holder, a lead grainingcomb attached to said holder and a follower graining comb attached to the holder, the graining edges of the teeth of the lead comb being disposed in an inclined plane relative to the plane of the graining ed es of the teeth ofthe follower comb.

- .In a graining device, awedge shaped holder in plan view, a 4follower graining comb attached to the rear face of said holder and a lead graining comb attached to the front face of said holder and the graining edges of the lead comb being disposed in an inclined plomo relativo to the plane of the graining edges of the folower combi,

8. En a granng device, a, holder, a lea g'aim'ng comb attached to said hodor and a jolowor gaining comb m'aaached izo the holdor, said combs being sposed in eaion to each other in such a. manner that the device Wm lean towad the user when positioned upon. a, painted surface to be grained.

En testimony whereofe I have hroumbo oxod my souro.

ALBERT HANEAT'Y 

